News and Events
Moore Institute news
Featured news
Articles about Moore Institute people, projects and programs.
- National Institutes of Health include early life nutrition, for first time ever, as part of their 2020-2030 research strategic plan
- Racism contributes to COVID-19 susceptibility in communities of color
- COVID-19 pandemic brings groups together to address community food insecurity
- Reinventing access to nutritious food during a pandemic
- An enduring friendship sparked a revolution in our understanding of the origins of chronic disease
- Moore Institute hosts nutrition science conference in Uzbekistan
- OHSU establishes Alaska Native Health and Wellness Research Center
- The biggest risk factor for heart disease? Diabetes
- Nutrition education is key component of health professional students' training
- Moore Institute director wins national award
- Nutrition education is key component of health professional students' training
- Committee focus: developing nutrition curriculum for students of all ages
Success stories
Articles describing people, organizations and communities successfully using nutrition to improve health.
Sustainable farm supports budding Latino farmers
Farm is run on "horsepower"
One school's quest to serve healthy whole foods
Low-income public charter school in Medford, Ore. serves three fresh from-scratch meals daily
One university's attempt to improve the health culture on campus
George Fox University implements Nutrition Matters Program to weave nutrition importance throughout campus culture
School creates morning "nutrition break" for all students
Tillamook Junior High School develops innovative method to increase breakfast participation
Collaboration stories
Articles highlighting the Moore Institute's work with community-based organizations.
Familias en Acción: Working together to improve the health of Oregon Latinx
Statement from Moore Institute Senior International Fellow, Tessa Roseboom, Ph.D.
Professor Roseboom had planned to be in Portland this past May, to talk about her work on the Dutch Hunger Winter. However, due to the Covid-19 crisis everything was cancelled and she postponed her trip. Worried about increased stress levels, domestic violence incidence and diminished food availability, she wrote a thoughtful message on the need for social support and how it can be an antidote during this time. Read her full statement
Moore Institute in the media
- Malheur County enacts an emergency food distribution plan - OPB's Think Out Loud
- Diabetes leads to broken hearts - Bend Bulletin
- Sidra Medicine brings together experts calling for better nutrition and support for women in early stages of life - The Peninsula Qatar
- Think health is all about individual responsibility? The science says otherwise. - Seattle Times
- How risks for chronic disease can be traced to the moment you were born - King5 Seattle
- Looking beyond healthcare to improve health - The Lund Report
- OHSU expert: U.S. culture encourages pregnancy cravings - Bend Bulletin
- The lingering health effects of the Civil War - Washington Post
- Oregon researchers: A food revolution could end chronic disease - Seattle Times
- Zip code may be more important to health than genetic code - OPB
- Help start a revolution in nutrition - The Bulletin
- Before You Know It - Oregon Humanities Magazine
- How Portlanders Are Forging the Frontier of Epigenetics - Portland Monthly Magazine
- First 1,000 days may determine a person's health for a lifetime - Statesman Journal
- Going upstream for the health of the next generation - The Bulletin
Events
The Moore Institute hosts occasional lectures and conferences. We also post events hosted by our collaborators that may be of interest. Check back here for announcements.